Chapter 7

The bell rang, and the teachers left the classroom. The students cheered, and finally, school was over.

At the shoe locker, Shu Yunwen put on his shoes and then saw a disheveled Hizaki Eijiro standing in front of him, bowing at a 65-degree angle and saying, "Shu Yunwen, I'm really sorry. I apologize to you..."

"It's Hizaki, isn't it!" Shu Yunwen nodded, put on his backpack, and said, "Is it about this morning? I told you, I've already forgiven you..."

Hizaki Eijiro scratched his head awkwardly, "But, but, I'm still..."

Hizaki Eijiro's gaze towards Shu Yunwen was somewhat fearful.

This morning's encounter seemed to Hizaki Eijiro like being possessed by a curse.

During class, accidents kept happening. The chair and desk broke, and when he finally had a moment to relax and twirl his pen, it flew into his face, and the ink splattered all over, making his face completely "black." During the break, he fell in the toilet; when he washed his hands, a dead cockroach appeared in the faucet. Hizaki Eijiro was terrified of cockroaches and other such creatures. Can you imagine a grown man running out of the bathroom shouting, "There's a cockroach" while holding his pants?

During lunch, he found a fly in his bento, and during PE class, he was chased by a dog for several hundred meters...

Anyway, today, he was just incredibly unlucky.

Earlier, his best friend and troublemaker, Nakamichi, had inquired about Shu Yunwen's situation and actually found out some information from the seniors in the third year.

Shu Yunwen used to be a classmate of the third-year student, Tsukamoto Kazumi. He was known for his humility and excellent grades, a well-rounded student. Later, Shu Yunwen's family was involved in a car accident on their way back from a trip. His parents died on the spot, but Shu Yunwen survived, though he remained in a coma for two years and only recently woke up.

Of course, that wasn't the main point; the main point was...

Shu Yunwen's family used to run an exorcism agency! His father, Shu Keqin, was a famous exorcist with high prestige in the Kanto region and had close ties with many political and business elites.

Shu Yunwen's father was a very powerful exorcist!

Exorcists, onmyoji, and fortune tellers are quite mysterious in Japan.

Many Japanese people are quite superstitious about such things.

Hizaki Eijiro used to scoff at such matters, but after today's experience, he started to believe in them.

He felt that he must have been cursed by Shu Yunwen.

Since Shu Yunwen's father was an exorcist, Shu Yunwen must also be an exorcist. Therefore, his current bad luck must be due to Shu Yunwen's curse.

Shu Yunwen smiled at the pitiful Hizaki Eijiro and said, "If it's about the curse, I'm afraid I can't help. However, Hizaki, you don't need to worry too much. This curse won't last long. By tomorrow morning, everything will be over."

Lifting the curse for Hizaki Eijiro was something Shu Yunwen could do.

However, why would he do that? He didn't have much magical power left, and a curse like "bad luck" could only be used three more times. He wouldn't waste his magical power on Hizaki Eijiro.

"Then... okay." Hizaki Eijiro sighed, bowed again, and left with his two best friends.

Beside them, Kudo Shinichi sneered, "What curse? It's all just coincidence! Just coincidence!"

As he spoke, Hizaki Eijiro stumbled and fell to the ground again. Nakamichi, who was standing next to him, was also affected. As he was about to fall, he grabbed something nearby to steady himself, only to realize he had grabbed a girl, and one of his hands was on her chest...

"...Ah! Pervert!"

With a "bang," Nakamichi was knocked to the ground.

Kudo Shinichi: "..."

Ran: "..."

Sonoko: "..."

After a while, Ran chuckled, "Hizaki's luck seems really bad, doesn't it?"

Shu Yunwen smiled at Kudo Shinichi, "If you don't believe it, you can try cursing me..."

As he spoke, Shu Yunwen thought to himself, if "Washing Machine" really dared to curse him, he would be willing to waste one use of his magical power to let "Washing Machine" taste the "bad luck" curse.

Before Kudo Shinichi could respond, a voice came from behind Shu Yunwen, "Yunwen-san..."

Shu Yunwen turned his head and was surprised to see, "It's Tsukamoto-senpai..."

The person standing in front of Shu Yunwen was Tsukamoto Kazumi.

Tsukamoto Kazumi looked at Shu Yunwen with a complex expression, "Yunwen-san, you used to call me Kazumi."

"Is that so?" Shu Yunwen tried to recall, then said, "I'm sorry, you know, I lost some of my memory after waking up..."

"It's okay, I'll help you recover your memory," Tsukamoto Kazumi said, "Also, Yunwen-san, please call me 'Kazumi' from now on, okay?"

"Sure, Kazumi-san." Shu Yunwen looked at the woman in front of him and felt that his predecessor and Tsukamoto Kazumi must have had a special relationship.

Tsukamoto Kazumi smiled sweetly and then asked, "Yunwen-san, do you have time later? If you do, I'd like to invite you for a cup of coffee..."

Shu Yunwen was taken aback and then said, "I'm sorry, Kazumi-san, I have some other things to do today. You know, I just woke up recently, and I have a lot to do, so..."

"That's okay, if you're busy today, we can do it another day. See you, Yunwen-san." Tsukamoto Kazumi turned and left.

Shu Yunwen touched his nose, and his pager suddenly rang. He looked at it and immediately waved goodbye to Kudo Shinichi, Ran, and Sonoko, who were still in a daze, and walked towards the school gate.

At this moment, Kudo Shinichi, Ran, and Sonoko finally reacted.

"Ah? Was that really Tsukamoto-senpai? I've never seen her talk to anyone like that!" Kudo Shinichi was surprised.

In his impression, Tsukamoto Kazumi was always a tough woman.

That look just now... was she possessed by a spirit?

"Tsukamoto-senpai seemed to want to go on a date with Shu-san, but Shu-san actually refused!" Ran was also surprised.

Sonoko's entire body was burning with gossip, "There must be some secret between them! By the way, I remember that Hidaka once said that Tsukamoto-senpai had a boyfriend in her first year. Could it be that the person she dated was that middle-aged man?"

Ran quickly said, "Sonoko, you shouldn't gossip about seniors. Besides, Shu is also very strange. Aren't you afraid of being cursed?"

Sonoko, as if she didn't hear Ran, waved her fist and said, "Next, I, Sonoko, will uncover the truth!"

"Ha ha ha..." Ran smiled helplessly.

Kudo Shinichi rolled his eyes and walked out quickly, "Ran, let's go!"

...

Outside the school.

The door of a black car parked outside opened, and a short, fat middle-aged man got out. Seeing Shu Yunwen wave, he immediately said, "Hello, Shu-san. I'm Yamauchi Meiji, the president of Hachiri Bank, a friend of your father, Keqin-san... Uh... You, you're not dead? That's great, Keqin-san... My friend Iwata Daisaburo has encountered some strange 'troubles.' If you could help, everything would be fine..."

Yamauchi Meiji was speaking, but when he saw Shu Yunwen, he rubbed his eyes hard and became much more respectful.

Shu Yunwen smiled helplessly, "Mr. Yamauchi, you're mistaken. I'm Shu Yunwen, not my father. My father did die in a car accident, and the reason I look so old is because of the exorcism techniques I practice..."

"Is, is that so?" Yamauchi Meiji was stunned, then looked more carefully and recognized him.

Shu Yunwen had a mole on the left side of his neck, while Shu Keqin did not.

He had indeed made a mistake.

"I'm very sorry, I was rude." Yamauchi Meiji apologized and then continued, "By the way, Shu-san, the talisman you brought, the one your father drew..."

"Please wait a moment." Shu Yunwen spoke and took out a wallet, then handed a yellowish-brown talisman to Yamauchi Meiji, "Mr. Yamauchi, this is the talisman you asked for."

Yamauchi Meiji took it, looked at it carefully, and then carefully put it away, handing over a check with both hands, "Thank you, Shu-san. This is the fee for the talisman, please accept it."

Yamauchi Meiji did not doubt the authenticity of the talisman.

Japan is a country of credit, and the more influential a person is, the more they value their reputation. For exorcists, this is especially true, as one mistake can quickly spread in the specific circle and ruin their reputation.

Therefore, Yamauchi Meiji believed that Shu Yunwen would not lie about this.

Shu Yunwen took the check and glanced at it.

50,000?

Was his father's talisman really so cheap, only 50,000 yen?

He looked again—

Oh, the currency unit is in dollars! That would be 5 million yen, which is more reasonable.

Shu Yunwen put the check away and then said, "Mr. Yamauchi, although you have the talisman, it's not omnipotent. I'm not sure if your friend is available, but I would like to visit him personally to confirm the situation. As for my abilities... I do have some, and I might be able to help."

Shu Yunwen's request was not just for nothing.

After all, he had to make a living in the Conan world, right?

He wasn't sure what kind of "trouble" Yamauchi Meiji's friend was facing. If it was something like an evil spirit, this talisman would be useless. If something went wrong, his reputation would be damaged, and it would take a lot of effort to recover it.

So, it was better to check it out now.

Better safe than sorry!

"Then... thank you, Shu-san." Yamauchi Meiji hesitated but agreed, "My friend Iwata Daisaburo is having a party at his house today. If you can come, he will be very happy."

"Thank you, Mr. Yamauchi." Shu Yunwen thanked him again.

PS: Cough... Everyone, guess who Yamauchi Meiji is?

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